Lot 83
  • 83

A CHINESE EXPORT RUBY-BACK SAUCER DISH circa 1735

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • diameter 7 15/16 in.
  • 20.1 cm
finely painted with a brace of quail, one eyeing a butterfly, the other looking at a feather beside a rock amidst flowering plants within a pink and blue cell diaper band, the rim with a yellow cell diaper border reserved with three floral panels alternating with three dragon roundels. Repair to rim.

Exhibited

New York, International Asian Art Fair, 2002

Condition

Three re-glued pieces covering area of 4 x 2 inches on left side.
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